Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

Since becoming Master Guan's apprentice, He Yuzhu's life has become more fulfilling. After cooking every day, He Yuzhu would read books. He Yuzhu followed Master Guan's instructions and started reading from the classical anthology. When he started reading, He Yuzhu finally discovered something he had never noticed before, that is, he had a very good memory, just like the photographic memory in martial arts novels. In the past, He Yuzhu simply thought that he could remember things in his previous life clearly because he had experienced it, so he didn't take it seriously.

At this moment, He Yuzhu deeply realized that he had such an extraordinary memory! He couldn't help but recall the various experiences in the past. Those things that he once took for granted now seemed full of profound meaning. In addition to He Yuzhu's talent, the more important factor for his rapid improvement in cooking skills was his strong memory. Whether it was learning Shandong cuisine from Master Wu Baotian or learning Xingyiquan from Master Shang Zhirong, with his extraordinary memory, He Yuzhu could perfectly remember every detail of the master's teaching.

Uncle Guan was very surprised that He Yuzhu could remember everything he read. He felt that he had found a good talent this time, so he imparted his years of experience to him without reservation and often took He Yuzhu to Liulichang to see the world. Under Uncle Guan's careful guidance, He Yuzhu's understanding of antiques became more and more profound.

In order to thank Grandpa Guan for his teaching, He Yuzhu, knowing that his master Grandpa Guan liked to drink, specially asked his cousin Cai Quanwu to buy a jar of top-quality Erguotou and put it in the cellar in the backyard of the tavern. Every time He Yuzhu went to see his master, he would bring half a catty of Erguotou. Grandpa Guan was very satisfied with the Erguotou prepared by He Yuzhu. He Yuzhu knew that the Erguotou bought by his cousin was very good, so he asked Cai Quanwu to bring back all the remaining Erguotou of the same quality in the wine shop and put it in the yard of his Qudeng Hutong, and then He Yuzhu put it in the cave in Fudi Dongtian. At the same time, He Yuzhu asked his cousin to buy good wine directly when he saw it in the future, anyway, he was not short of money.

Although He Yuzhu is not going to drink like he did in his previous life, after all, he traveled through time in his previous life because of a pee after drinking, but it does not affect He Yuzhu's collection of good wine. Successful people in later generations pretend to be cool by having a bottle of 82 Lafite. He, He Yuzhu, wants to be a successful person among successful people in the future. How can a 82 Lafite be worthy of him? So He Yuzhu decided to collect a batch of top-grade Erguotou every year. When the time comes, the picture of pretending to be cool will be: "Butler, go and get a bottle of my 51-year-old Erguotou." This is not as cool as the 82 Lafite. Now he only needs to store a batch of good wine every year. After the 80s, when others invite him to drink, he can directly say that he will not drink wine that is less than 30 years old. His coolness cannot be described as full, but it can be said that he exudes the smell of pretending all the time.

Two months passed in a blink of an eye, and it was finally the day for Wu Xiangxiu to get married! On this day, the sun was shining, the breeze was blowing, and the whole Wu family was filled with a festive atmosphere. The Wu family was decorated with lights and colorful decorations, with big red lanterns hanging at the door and paper-cut wedding characters pasted on it, making it very lively. He Yuzhu specially took a day off, and early in the morning He Yuzhu rode his bicycle to Master Wu Baotian's house. Master Wu Baotian's family all wore new clothes and waited for the wedding procession to arrive at home. He Yuzhu came into the house and looked at Master Wu Baotian sitting in the main hall and spoke.

"Master, where is my wife?"

"Your mistress is in the room talking to your sister Xiangxiu."

"Then I'll go in and see Master's Wife and Sister Xiangxiu. Let's go through the rain. I'll take you to see the bride."

He Yuzhu brought He Yushui to Wu Xiangxiu's room. Wu Xiangxiu was wearing a gorgeous wedding dress and had light makeup on her face.

"Yushui, is Sister Xiangxiu pretty?"

"Sister Xiangxiu, you look so beautiful today." He Yushui said to Wu Xiangxiu.

He Yuzhu took out a red envelope from his pocket and handed it to Master's Wife Liu E, "Master's Wife, this is the red envelope I give to Sister Xiangxiu. Sister Xiangxiu, I wish you a happy wedding."

Liu E stopped him immediately when she saw him, "Zhu Zi, you haven't got married yet, so you don't need to give me a red envelope."

"Master's wife, although I haven't married yet, I have already set up a household, and I have started working to earn money. Master's wife, please don't refuse. This is what I promised my senior sister before."

Seeing that she couldn't refuse, Liu E could only take the red envelope handed over by He Yuzhu, muttering, "You kid."

While He Yuzhu was talking to his master's wife, the wedding procession had arrived, beating gongs and drums with great fanfare. Wu Xiangxiu immediately became excited and nervous. After a while, it was time for Wu Xiangxiu to get married. Liu E hugged Wu Xiangxiu and cried, and her master Wu Baotian also secretly wiped his eyes.

With the sound of cheerful suona and firecrackers, Wu Xiangxiu walked out of the house accompanied by her family and bridesmaids. Cao Erming took Wu Xiangxiu away from the Wu family on a bicycle. Wu Xiangxiu sat on the back seat with a vision of her future life in her heart.

Until Cao Erming and Wu Xiangxiu disappeared around the corner of the street, Wu Baotian asked Liu E to pack up. After that, the whole family went to Cao Erming's house. He Yuzhu gave the bicycle to his senior brother Wu Youren, who rode the bicycle with Zhang Xiaoqiao and Wu Jiarui and followed the wedding procession.

"Master, where did my sister Xiangxiu marry from?" He Yuzhu asked curiously.

"The man your sister Xiangxiu married lives in Ximi Hutong in the south city. Mother, you'd better pack your things quickly and don't leave too late, otherwise it will not look good for the in-laws." Wu Baotian urged Liu E.

"Okay, don't rush me, it will be ready soon." After a while, Liu E walked out of the room, "Let's go, Master."

So, led by Wu Baotian, the group walked towards Cao Erming's home in Ximi Hutong in the south city. Fearing that He Yushui would walk slowly, He Yuzhu asked He Yushui to sit on his shoulders. While following his master, He Yuzhu chatted with Wu Youyi.

"Brother Youyi, you've been working for so long, how do you feel?"

"It's OK. Actually, the subdistrict office doesn't have much to do. It mainly deals with trivial matters. It's completely different from what I thought."

"Well, as the most basic government unit, the Street Office is responsible for solving the daily life problems of ordinary people. Don't underestimate the work of the Street Office. Now the country has a lot of work to do and there are opportunities everywhere. As long as you can make achievements in an ordinary position and the leaders see it, you will have the opportunity to move up. At that time, there will be a bigger stage to display your talents and ambitions. Isn't there a poem that says "When the great roc rises with the wind, it soars up to 90,000 miles." Come on, Brother Youyi, I believe in you."

"Thank you, Zhuzi, I will work hard." After drinking He Yuzhu's chicken soup, Wu Youyi instantly felt full of energy.

It was almost 11 o'clock when the group arrived at Cao Erming's house. Under the guidance of Cao's family, He Yuzhu followed his master to the VIP seat in the house, and He Yushui followed his master's wife to the women's table. Under the warm hospitality of the guests arranged by the man, He Yuzhu also drank a lot of wine, but the main firepower was still on the three masters Wu Baotian, Wu Youren and Wu Youyi. The three people finally couldn't resist the man's attack and successfully drank and fell down. In the end, the man found a cart to send the three people back, and He Yuzhu put the three unconscious men on the bed.

Liu E looked at her husband and son and said to He Yuzhu, "Luckily, I have you, otherwise your sister-in-law and I would not be able to move these three men. Zhuzi, you must not learn from your master and senior brothers in the future. Drinking too much will not do you any good."

"Master's Wife, Master is also very happy today. Master never drinks so much wine normally. Master's Wife, you have been busy all day, you should rest early. I will take Yu Shui back first."

"Then Zhuzi, please drive slowly. I don't have time to rest. I have to look after your master. These three men will need water when they wake up. I have to go to the kitchen to boil some hot water."

Summer passed in a blink of an eye and it was the autumn of 1951. The ham, bacon and cured pig's head that He Yuzhu made for the first time were all successful. So He Yuzhu slaughtered 10 more pigs during this period. The remaining pig intestines were made into casings by He Yuzhu. He used these casings to make sausages, with two flavors: Cantonese and Sichuan. The rest of the pork offal was braised by He Yuzhu and he gave some to his master Guan Da Ye and his cousin Cai Quanwu respectively.

In the past few months, He Yuzhu began to pick up bargains in the market with the knowledge taught by his master, Uncle Guan. He Yuzhu also collected the things collected by Zhang Hu and others according to the market price. As He Yuzhu began to collect antiques, the money in Fudi Dongtian began to slowly decrease. In order to prevent the future encounter of good things without money to buy, He Yuzhu began to expand the scale of breeding in Fudi Dongtian. The scale of the chicken farm has reached the bottleneck, and He Yuzhu will not be able to handle more.

After careful consideration and weighing various factors, He Yuzhu finally decided to raise pigs between raising pigs and raising sheep. Compared with sheep, pigs reproduce faster, produce more piglets each time, and do not require much management, so the scale of breeding can be expanded rapidly in a short period of time. When the boar is very small, you only need to use a knife to gently pull it, and then squeeze it with your hands, and the little boar can completely get rid of the troubles of growing up. It can be said that it cuts off the root of everything and becomes a piglet easily. Except for a small number of little boars who have the right to reproduce, the others can only retreat to Buddhism and abstain from sex. In order to prevent excessive inbreeding, He Yuzhu will buy a few little boars from the market from time to time and put them into the blessed land to improve the genes of the pig herd.

Because there is enough food in He Yuzhu's blessed land, it only takes 8 months for the pigs to grow to nearly 300 kilograms. In order to ensure that the scale of the pig herd can be supplied to the outside in a long-term and stable manner, He Yuzhu deliberately changed the previous breeding model. He Yuzhu selected 300 of the best sows from the pig herd and kept them in a separate area. The areas were separated by bamboo railings made by He Yuzhu. He Yuzhu also planted pepper trees next to the railings. In the future, only these sows will be used to breed piglets. Other pigs are not allowed to breed. Boars are kept in pens by He Yuzhu, and they are fed by He Yuzhu mowing grass. When the sows are in estrus, He Yuzhu puts the boars in the sow breeding area and lets the boars mate with the sows. After the pairing is completed, the boars are driven back to the pen. When the piglets grow up to be able to live independently, they are put into the free-range area from the sow breeding area. After the sows give birth to the second litter, they are sold directly.

So He Yuzhu put 3000 pigs on the market every month in addition to selling 200 kilograms of eggs every week. Because he had to sell 200 pigs at a time, in order to avoid attracting the attention of relevant departments and causing unnecessary trouble, He Yuzhu once again contacted Mr. Huang, whom he had not dealt with for a long time. However, He Yuzhu did not contact Mr. Huang directly, but asked Zhang Hu to recruit a few younger brothers in the market to trade with Mr. Huang. In order to ensure his own safety, each transaction took place outside the city of Sijiu, and the location was not fixed.

He Yuzhu's trading time was not fixed each time, but was decided at his own will. When He Yuzhu was ready to trade, he would find a remote place outside Sijiu City in advance, and then he would return to Sijiu City and tell Zhang Hu the trading location, and let Zhang Hu notify his younger brother to go to the trading location in one hour. Then He Yuzhu would catch 1 pigs from Fudi Dongtian and put them at the agreed trading place, and He Yuzhu would quietly hide nearby and wait for Zhang Hu's younger brother to come. When Zhang Hu's younger brother arrived, He Yuzhu would leave directly. After Zhang Hu's younger brother saw the pigs, he notified Huang Ye to go over to trade, and the two sides exchanged money and goods, with each pound of pork at a price of 200 yuan.

In order to make it easier to catch pigs, He Yuzhu specially studied Chinese medicine on his own and developed a must-have artifact, the knockout drug. Every time he caught a pig, He Yuzhu would prepare some cornmeal mixed with knockout drugs to feed the pig, and then after the pig ate it and fell asleep, He Yuzhu tied the pig with a rope and put it in the trading place. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. After many experiments, He Yuzhu can accurately make the pig sleep for 5 hours after eating the knockout drug. Because the formula of the knockout drug requires a large amount of Datura, He Yuzhu specially planted hundreds of Datura plants on the mountain in Fudi Dongtian.

In this way, relying on selling pigs and eggs, He Yuzhu's monthly income is stable at more than 4 million yuan. After solving the problem of funds, He Yuzhu sat in Cai Quanwu's tavern to drink tea when he had nothing to do. With He Yuzhu's frequent appearance in the tavern, He Yuzhu and the tavern's regular customers Pianerye and Niu Ye became close friends regardless of age. In his relationship with Pianerye, He Yuzhu learned that Pianerye was also proficient in antiques, so He Yuzhu asked Pianerye to collect some good treasures for him, and He Yuzhu gave Pianerye a commission after the transaction. As for Niu Ye, He Yuzhu asked Niu Ye to contact him first if he was selling good things. The price He Yuzhu offered was definitely one cent higher than others.

With the help of Zhang Hu and the other six people and Pian'erye, He Yuzhu could easily receive dozens of good things every month. He Yuzhu used his spare time to ride his bicycle around the countryside of Sijiucheng. After the land reform, many local tyrants and evil gentry were overthrown, and their things were distributed to the poor people who were exploited and oppressed by them before. He Yuzhu's purpose of going to the countryside was to receive some good things from these poor people.